Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Thinkin' on the Past

Hi kids,
Yesterday we discussed what history is and why we study it. We started talking about how we, today, are affected by the past. Brainstorm here, the many ways we are affected by our history. Let's try and blog as many different ways as we can.

Happy thinking!
Mrs. Martin

17 comments:

William :D said...

Hey Mrs. Martin! If we didn't have the Revolutionary War, there wouldn't be a United States and we would be controlled by another country.

stephen said...

If Thomas Edison did not invent the lightbulb,we would have to use candles.

Jess ☺♥ said...

Hello Mrs.Martin,
It is 5: 32, Wednesday and I still miss you from not seeing you alot all day. THEN, we go home!! (weep) AHHHH! It is so sad! So, back to the point, I will say what I said in class. I said " Well Mrs.Martin there are many ways that we are affected by the past. Like having different bounderes with, um, lets say Mexico. We would have a much smaller state! And we would really, most definitly have a smaller freash water crises. And not really that many people living in southern CA." Ok, maby I did not act so smart and scholorly but my idea was true, and I did say it in class!! So that would be my answer, and after a few more people blog I might write down another... I mean type. So, I miss you Mrs.Martin!! Byebye.

Doris said...

Hi Mrs.Martin! I think that if Henry Ford didn't invent the first car then we would be still walking, and I don't like to walk! You also wouldn't be our teacher if there wasn't a car since you live far away, so I'm glad that he invented it.

Josephriceater said...

if Alexander Graham Bell didnt invent the TELEPHONE..............................................................................................................THEN WE COULDT CALL FORM SUCH GREAT DISTANCES

Josephriceater said...

and if Alexandre Gustave Eiffel didnt make Eiffel Tower,it wouldnt be in Paris

Mel said...

if some one didn't invent the type writer we probably wouldn't have computers and not have this blog and we would have to take attendence to the office.
see yu!!




Saturn rules!!!

tania said...

HEY MRS MARTIN IF IS WAS NOT FOR ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL WE WOULD NOT HAVE TELEPHONE AND WE WOULD NOT CALL PEOPLE BYE MRS MARTIN GO M TEAM

Melody Kuan said...

Hi m-team queen!The population in southern California is way greater than northern California's population because many people moved to southern California from Hong Kong.The people from Hong Kong moved to southern California because there was a cruel war in Hong Kong.Hong Kong use to belong to the British.But then,China said that Hong Kong belonged to them,so the British and the Chinese started a war.When the war ended,the Chinese won,so Hong Kong belonged to China.That's why I'm chinese and not british.That's one thing I know about history.BYE MRS.MARTIN!gO M-TEAM!

!!!!!PERSON!!!!! said...

If we would've never made money we would have to trade our hard earned food for clothes and stuff.

!!!!!PERSON!!!!! said...

By the way go M-TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kevin Chang said...

If the wright brothers didnt make the first airplane we wouldnt have the airplane and we cant fly on airplanes.

Unknown said...

valerie here if imigration didn't
take place i would not be here

Butterfly said...

If people didn't invent paper, we would be writing on slates.

Jenna said...

If we didn't have the satalite, we would not have the TV, the radio, or the telephone and we could not keep in touch if there were important news or an emergency!

nicholas said...

Hi Mrs.Marin. I think we are affected by the past because if Henry Ford didn't invent a vehicle we would have to walk all the time. Although, walking is healthy and a I do like to exercise. Bye!!

Unknown said...

I THINK...that if Marther Luther King Jr. and others didn't stand up for their rights I'd be a slave.